Machida Zelvia vs Kashiwa Reysol — J1 League result and pre-match forecast, Sunday, 20 September 2026

J1 League·Sunday, 20 September 2026·08:00

Machida Zelvia

2 – 4

Kashiwa Reysol

Machida ZelviaExpected goalsKashiwa Reysol
1.44 xG1.25 xG

Metis pre-match forecast

Market-anchored distribution

Frozen as published · 4.4 h before kick-off. Never re-computed after the match.

Machida Zelvia

38%

top pick

Draw

28%

Kashiwa Reysol

34%

result

Final score

2–4

Top pick missed

Metis gave a Kashiwa Reysol win 33.9% before kick-off, and its most likely result was a Machida Zelvia win. Expected goals 1.44–1.25 against 2–4 actual.

Forecast against the result

Over 2.5 goals50%6 scored
Both teams score55%yes
Machida Zelvia clean sheet28%no
Kashiwa Reysol clean sheet25%no
Machida Zelvia score 2+41%yes
Kashiwa Reysol score 2+36%yes

How this forecast scored

Ranked probability score0.2918
1X2 Brier score0.6616
Probability on the result33.9%

Both scores are losses: lower is better, 0 is a forecast that put all of its probability on what happened. A single fixture says nothing on its own — the league's running record is on its league page, and the model is measured against the Pinnacle opening price in the methodology.

Most likely scores before kick-off: 1–1 (13.3%), 1–2 (8.8%), 0–1 (8.6%). It finished 2–4.

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Machida Zelvia

20 SeptHvs Kashiwa Reysol2–4L

Kashiwa Reysol

20 SeptAvs Machida Zelvia4–2W

Head to head

No previous meetings in the Metis results archive for this competition.